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romney is more moderate. mccain that romney. bob dole was relatively moderate given the field, et cetera. is there a disconnect with this rabid conservative party picking the more moderate candidate. >> two out of the three lost and the one who different was a conservative, a george w. bush. >> so is rick santorum right? >> so that kind of, you know, jibes with what rick santorum is saying. i don't know. i don't think, though, that this argument is, you know, so many of these people coming out of these are talking about electability. he electability, electability and they talked about that with john main and now with mitt romney. it's not as much about ideology as rick santorum would want it to be. >> not so much about conservatism versus moderate. it's establishment versus anti-establishment. they are drolled by an establishment group. mostly moderate towards conservative republicans in washington. mitt romney was the golden boy for them a long time ago. and certainly in all of the states with the organizing he has been able to
romney is more moderate. mccain that romney. bob dole was relatively moderate given the field, et cetera. is there a disconnect with this rabid conservative party picking the more moderate candidate. >> two out of the three lost and the one who different was a conservative, a george w. bush. >> so is rick santorum right? >> so that kind of, you know, jibes with what rick santorum is saying. i don't know. i don't think, though, that this argument is, you know, so many of these...
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the newest poll shows the president leading romney. in swing states, the president's numbers are better. 49% to romney's 41%, but the negative campaign has taken a toll as well. 43% of voters view the president negatively. his second worst rating since taking office. and with a negative rating of 40%, mitt romney scored his worst rating yet. he's got a higher negative rating than john mccain at this time in 2008, john kerry in 2004 and bob dole in 1996, and a 14 point likability gap puts him at a major disability. negative ads like this one may not be doing romney any favors. romney has picked up on remarks the president made about small business and taken them out of context. take a look. >> if you have been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> my father's hands didn't build this company, my hands didn't build this company? through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had some
the newest poll shows the president leading romney. in swing states, the president's numbers are better. 49% to romney's 41%, but the negative campaign has taken a toll as well. 43% of voters view the president negatively. his second worst rating since taking office. and with a negative rating of 40%, mitt romney scored his worst rating yet. he's got a higher negative rating than john mccain at this time in 2008, john kerry in 2004 and bob dole in 1996, and a 14 point likability gap puts him at...
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mitt romney can go to kin co-s. he can photo cop copy his taxes. he can hand them out to cnn and reporters all over the country. we wouldn't talk about this tomorrow. >> cenk: all right, you know what, i would like to use the words of mitt romney and say hey, mitt, if you want to solve this tax issue put up or shut up. show us the tax returns. otherwise we have to believe that obviously you're trying to avoid taxes by keeping them in the cayman island bermuda switzerland, etc. did you pay taxes some of those years. i would bet a lot of money that you didn't pay taxes some of those years. we have with us former governor of philadelphia and a counter author of "a nation of wusses." ed rendell. it's been a long time. great to have you with us. >> nice to talk with you cenk. interestingly, one of the chapters of my book is devoted to the gun issue. no one with the exception of president clinton and the assault weapons ban, no one has had the courage to confront this issue. the ironry of it is that it's not that hard of an issue to confront. we're all s
mitt romney can go to kin co-s. he can photo cop copy his taxes. he can hand them out to cnn and reporters all over the country. we wouldn't talk about this tomorrow. >> cenk: all right, you know what, i would like to use the words of mitt romney and say hey, mitt, if you want to solve this tax issue put up or shut up. show us the tax returns. otherwise we have to believe that obviously you're trying to avoid taxes by keeping them in the cayman island bermuda switzerland, etc. did you pay...
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are they fronting for romney now? now that the national rifle association took it off his website, it kind of gives romney cover. >> what was interesting the alan west quote that president bush had exactly the same experience. really. do you recall a pied piper like donald trump questioning whether president bush was an american. do you remember anybody equating president bush with islamic terrorists the most hated criminals on the earth and repeatedly casting aspersions on his christian faith, do you recall that? of course you don't? mitt romney can't condemn them because he needs their validation more than their veracity. that's why you will never hear him offer a condemnation you said at the beginning of this segment is the decent right and appropriate thing to do. >> he needs that head shaking crowd because of some of his positions on firearms when he was governor of massachusetts and needs the ted nugent mentality behind him. he can't lose that crowd at all because president obama has not been a gun grabber or so
are they fronting for romney now? now that the national rifle association took it off his website, it kind of gives romney cover. >> what was interesting the alan west quote that president bush had exactly the same experience. really. do you recall a pied piper like donald trump questioning whether president bush was an american. do you remember anybody equating president bush with islamic terrorists the most hated criminals on the earth and repeatedly casting aspersions on his christian...
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romney sk a 1-point lead over obama. the polls have been very close and this has to worry the obama campaign. in missouri. surrounded by a new poll out there. finally, in new jersey, a new monmouth poll puts them in single digits. maybe a bit too close for comfortable in a state that hasn't gone for republicans. lex, you can use opentable to make restaurant reservations. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. at e-trade, our free online tools and retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan and execute it with a wide range of low cost investments. get a great plan and low cost investments at e-trade. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the strict new photo i.d. law may be having the if he can the republicans want it to have. intended it to have, keeping likely democrats from voting. a new report commissioned by the aclu, one of the plaintiffs in the case against the strict photo i.d. law shows there are 1 million registered
romney sk a 1-point lead over obama. the polls have been very close and this has to worry the obama campaign. in missouri. surrounded by a new poll out there. finally, in new jersey, a new monmouth poll puts them in single digits. maybe a bit too close for comfortable in a state that hasn't gone for republicans. lex, you can use opentable to make restaurant reservations. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection....
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plus mitt romney hits president obama on foreign policy. and later just when you thought it was safe to go back to school, the very latest on the student loan crisis and what it means to the broader economy. those stories and much more next right here in "the war room." ♪ screwed again. >>i think you know which one we're talking about. the overwhelming majority of the country says"tax the rich, don't go to war." >>just wanted to clarify that. guys that always make you laugh. charges come down on rupert murdoch's phone-hacking scan l. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. >> i'm not prone to understatement, so explain to me why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. ♪ >>> well there's some polling news on the campaign front today, late-breaking polls. this in fact from nbc news the "wall street journal" shows that president obama is up on mitt r
plus mitt romney hits president obama on foreign policy. and later just when you thought it was safe to go back to school, the very latest on the student loan crisis and what it means to the broader economy. those stories and much more next right here in "the war room." ♪ screwed again. >>i think you know which one we're talking about. the overwhelming majority of the country says"tax the rich, don't go to war." >>just wanted to clarify that. guys that always...
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it's the other come paired to mitt romney. he can still continue to be the other, but it is looking grim for him, and if these numbers in pennsylvania hold true -- there is also a rasmussen poll that showed santorum up by 4. >> rick santorum is claiming that he's in great shape. let's watch. >> everyone has been asking me from the days i was driving around in the chuck truck in iowa to get out of the race. i have never been an establishment candidate and holds true today. >> they have been telling you to get out because apparently you never did stand a chance. now i'll bring in james hohmann. talk about the chances of rick santorum dropping out here. we all know he is done. but what is the chance that he actually recognizes it and runs for the hills before pennsylvania. >> relatively low. i think almost certainly he will stay in through pennsylvania unless the romney folks can convince him he is going to get his butt kicks, because if he loses his home state that undercuts any argument he has going into 2016 and a lot of peopl
it's the other come paired to mitt romney. he can still continue to be the other, but it is looking grim for him, and if these numbers in pennsylvania hold true -- there is also a rasmussen poll that showed santorum up by 4. >> rick santorum is claiming that he's in great shape. let's watch. >> everyone has been asking me from the days i was driving around in the chuck truck in iowa to get out of the race. i have never been an establishment candidate and holds true today. >>...
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obama 50, romney up to 42. maybe a bit too close for comfort in a state that hasn't gone for a republican since 1988. we'll be right back. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> welcome back to "hardball." pennsylvania's strict new photo i.d. law may be having the effect the republicans wanted it to have, intended it to have keeping likely democrats from voting. a new report commissioned by the aclu, one of the plaintiffs in the case against the strict photo i.d. law shows there are 1 million registered voters in pennsylvania. that is, pe
obama 50, romney up to 42. maybe a bit too close for comfort in a state that hasn't gone for a republican since 1988. we'll be right back. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day...
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obama 50, romney up to 42. maybe a bit too close for comfort in a state that hasn't gone for a republican since 1988. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." three months to go before the election. pennsylvania's strict new photo i.d. law may be having the effect the republicans wanted it to have, intended it to have keeping likely democrats from voting. a new report commissioned by the aclu, one of the plaintiffs in the case against the strict photo i.d. law shows there are 1 million registered voters in pennsylvania. that is, people who have voted and expect to vote in this election who think they have the right to vote. the right i.d. to cast a ballot but actually don't have the right i.d. the report also shows that one in three registered voters in the state doesn't even know there is a new voting requirement. jim birch, from the democratic party which is gearing up its get out the vote effort. judith brown de anis. from a group of the plaintiffs in the case. let me go to jim. good guy jim. you
obama 50, romney up to 42. maybe a bit too close for comfort in a state that hasn't gone for a republican since 1988. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." three months to go before the election. pennsylvania's strict new photo i.d. law may be having the effect the republicans wanted it to have, intended it to have keeping likely democrats from voting. a new report commissioned by the aclu, one of the plaintiffs in the case against the strict photo i.d. law...
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. >> the romney campaign is telling supporters not to worry. >> the romney campaign a little defensive. >> mitt romney should be up by five, six points. >> lar ra ingram. >> >> gives a dressing down to the romney campaign. >> you know the way to stop the doubters? start winning. >> romney is behind in this race. >> the goal of the campaign was to be the generic candidate. >> campaigns do matter and candidates do matter. >> the debates this is what we need to focus on now. >> october 3rd might be the most important day of the campaign, the first debate. >> the next defining moment. >> if you have a human being running against a robot, who wins? >> america must lead the free world. the free world must lead the entire world. >> and again he disa.ed. >> we have a presidential candidate and a vice president candidate. >> i voted to send men and woman to war. >> paul rooiven's credit rating may soon hit junk bond status. >> a second ratings agency threatened to down grade america's debt. >> congressional republicans are getting no love. >> i think it was a big mistake. >> 11, the house has d
. >> the romney campaign is telling supporters not to worry. >> the romney campaign a little defensive. >> mitt romney should be up by five, six points. >> lar ra ingram. >> >> gives a dressing down to the romney campaign. >> you know the way to stop the doubters? start winning. >> romney is behind in this race. >> the goal of the campaign was to be the generic candidate. >> campaigns do matter and candidates do matter. >> the...
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obama 50, romney up to 42. maybe a bit too close for comfort in a state that hasn't gone for a republican since 1988. we'll be right back. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. to find you a great deal
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, daring romney to do the same. and let me finish tonight with a battle from the 2008 campaign that's still not finished. barack obama versus bill clinton. we begin with guns. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell is an nbc political analyst, and alan gottlieb is from the foundation and is joining us from the nra convention in st. louis. gentlemen, speaking at that nra convention, late this afternoon mitt romney decried what he called the president's assault on basic freedoms but largely avoided diving into the issues of gun control in the 2nd amendment. it wasn't until 15 minutes into the speech that he mentioned the right to bear arms. here it is. >> this administration's attack on freedom extends even to rights explicitly guaranteed by the constitution. the right to bear arms is so plainly stated, so unambiguous, that liberals have a hard time challenging it directly. instead they've been employing every imaginable ruse and ploy to restrict it. >> now, mitt romney has supported some gun control measures in the
, daring romney to do the same. and let me finish tonight with a battle from the 2008 campaign that's still not finished. barack obama versus bill clinton. we begin with guns. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell is an nbc political analyst, and alan gottlieb is from the foundation and is joining us from the nra convention in st. louis. gentlemen, speaking at that nra convention, late this afternoon mitt romney decried what he called the president's assault on basic freedoms but largely...
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mitt romney fired these people. so there is a real opportunity. >> if you repeat a lie, it doesn't make it true. >> if it's not, romney needs to say it's not. >> guys on these ads, these blue clar guys saying i had to build the stage for the announcement that my company was sending my job overseas, that for that man, you better believe that's true. for the people who feel that, that's very true. >> it is, but he wasn't the president of bain capital when that speech was given. >> that's the problem with these ads and with the companies they are bringing up now. in all eight of those companies, he actually increased the number of jobs in the united states. so it's -- it makes good politics. it's very effective. >> tell me that private equity is concerned about job creation? they are concerned about making money. >> exactly right. >> so it's a disconnect. >> no, because ed randel when he ran a city cory booker when he ran a city even clinton said that these private equity guys have done a lot of good things. >> nobody
mitt romney fired these people. so there is a real opportunity. >> if you repeat a lie, it doesn't make it true. >> if it's not, romney needs to say it's not. >> guys on these ads, these blue clar guys saying i had to build the stage for the announcement that my company was sending my job overseas, that for that man, you better believe that's true. for the people who feel that, that's very true. >> it is, but he wasn't the president of bain capital when that speech was...
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tight at romney. so you talk about someone who would act in a certain fashion to get the candidate prepared for the debate. i'm told that portman was really, really tough on romney, and offered no quarter at all. >> and actually, that wasn't a very good prep because the president wasn't that tough. >> not in that first debate. your thoughts. what was the biggest gem? >> the biggest glenn? no. well, i was fascinated by the debate stuff. but one thing that john and i did in this piece was to sort of do this pretty minute-by-minute tick-tock of election night. because it was just weird the way that went down with the long delay. and one of the things that i found out is the obama team, probably with the exception of obama himself were really ticked off at team romney for taking 70, 80 minutes to wait. valerie jarrett was angry. axlerod was angry. and jim messina had to call matt rhodes, mitt romney's campaign messenger and had to send a text before romney called. >> i think he conceded in fine time. ther
tight at romney. so you talk about someone who would act in a certain fashion to get the candidate prepared for the debate. i'm told that portman was really, really tough on romney, and offered no quarter at all. >> and actually, that wasn't a very good prep because the president wasn't that tough. >> not in that first debate. your thoughts. what was the biggest gem? >> the biggest glenn? no. well, i was fascinated by the debate stuff. but one thing that john and i did in this...
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which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. (laughter) >> jon: lord knows we didn't want romney running on his personality and policy, am i right people. and i'm assuming that the judge in pennsylvania who has been asked to review it will see it as a partisan act. >> it is a stunning decision from the pennsylvania court. the state's new tough voter i.d. law will not be stopped. the judge believes it will be carried out in a nonpartisan evenhanded manner. (laughter) >> jon: yes, of course. this law created for specifically partisan purposes will be carried out in a nonpartisan evenhanded manner. much in the way that robo saarus while created solely as an automobile eating machine, will most likely valet park at your party with no foreseeable problems. why would it-- maybe i'm being too hard on it. as long as voters are educated about the law in a nonpartisan way. >> a contract? for the job of educating pennsylvaniaians on the new voting restrictions was given to a man who has helped raise $30,000 for the mitt romney for presiden
which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. (laughter) >> jon: lord knows we didn't want romney running on his personality and policy, am i right people. and i'm assuming that the judge in pennsylvania who has been asked to review it will see it as a partisan act. >> it is a stunning decision from the pennsylvania court. the state's new tough voter i.d. law will not be stopped. the judge believes it will be carried out in a nonpartisan evenhanded...
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we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> our time here is limited. and it is precious. and, what matters at the end of the day is not the small things, it's not the trivial things, which so often consume us in our daily lives, ultimately it's how we choose to treat one another and how we love one another. >> this is a time for each of us to look into our hearts and remember how much we love one another and how much we love and how much we care for our great country, there is so much love and goodness in the heart of america. >> campaigns suspended for at least a couple of days. we're back now with our roundtable. joined by george will as always. jennifer rubin. joe klein. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell. and our own cokie roshts. george, these rituals have become all too familiar. i think the wall street journal may have posed the question going forward best, how does a fair society protect its from a twisted mind? >> by recognizing that this is the problem, an individual's twisted mind. there's a normal human instin
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governor romney, meanwhile, canceled several radio interviews and both the obama and romney campaigns are susp d suspending television ads in colorado. the shooting is prompting prominent gun control advocates to call on the president and governor romney to get specific on their gun policies. here is what new york city mayor michael bloomberg said earlier today. >> you know, soothing words are nice but maybe it's time that the two people who want to be president of the united states stand up and tell us what they're going to do about it. because this is obviously a problem across the country. instead of the two people, president obama and governor romney talking in broad things about they want to make the world a better place, okay, tell us how. >> joining the panel now is the host of msnbc's "up with chris hayes," chris hayes. welcome to the program. always great to see you. >> good to be here. >> you know, obviously the gun issue is going to be discussed and debated a lot in the coming weeks and months, but i guess what do you make of this moment in terms of whether it is or is not
governor romney, meanwhile, canceled several radio interviews and both the obama and romney campaigns are susp d suspending television ads in colorado. the shooting is prompting prominent gun control advocates to call on the president and governor romney to get specific on their gun policies. here is what new york city mayor michael bloomberg said earlier today. >> you know, soothing words are nice but maybe it's time that the two people who want to be president of the united states stand...
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that one went over like mitt romney at an naacp meeting. [booing in video] [cheers and applause] wow. look at him. you would have thought he just did a joke about the aurora shooter. am i right, people? [nervous chuckle] my buddy snoop dogg-- have you heard about this? he's become a rastafarian now, and he says he's changing his name again to snoop lion. it's a true story. when i heard that snoop was changing his name to lion, i said, tigger, please! [laughter] here's someone else with the munchies. look at this. christina... what happened, baby? looks like those fishnets caught a whale. am i right, people? [applause] christina, when did you go from genie in a bottle to pig in a blanket? [applause] she's more marmalade than lady now. ♪ what a girl wants is seconds, apparently. [laughter]
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. >> romney: just as the president said, he would have signed that bill, so would i have. >> romney: if i ran for governor i would receive the support of the nra and i hope to receive their support now. >> romney: if we're going to safeguard our second amendments it will defend the rights that president obama ignores or minimizes. >> jennifer: who is he bending over to please? who is his puppet master? the answer is wayne la pierre the head of the nra who will have a direct line into the romney white house. this is a scary thought. what kinds of things will wayne la pierre whisper in his ear? mitt romney will hear this. >> if constitutional, but my gosh it's also biblical. it's like water quenches your theirs. with a firearm you can protect yourself, your families. >> i'm going to give if to you straight this morning. before the president was even sworn into office, they met and they had the conspiracy of public deception to try guarantee his re-election in 2012. >> jennifer: if only it was that easy. joining us now from washington, d.c. is salon.com journalist allen burr low. he roa
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donors were at deer valley resort in utah at the first national romney victory leadership retreat. you've got to respect that sort of confidence. ( laughter ). the man has not even officially been nominated yet, and he's celebrating victory. i can't wait for this weekend's mitt romney second inauguration ho-down and presidential library fund-raiser. ( cheers and applause ) the victory retreat was a reward for big donors who had contributed $50,000 or raised $250,000 for the campaign. no word yet on where mitt will host his small donors but given the number of them, i'm guessing the back of a tandem bike. ( laughter ). now, small things may be sunny with a chance of cash for the g.o.p. the financial forecast for the democrats is partly cloudy with a chance of fighting a seagull for half a hot dog bun. >> woes for the democratic national convention keep piling up. faced with a $27 million fund-raising shortfall the host committee pulled the plug on using the speedway for the kickoff. >> there are reports they will have to downsize their convention activities. >> how confident are you
donors were at deer valley resort in utah at the first national romney victory leadership retreat. you've got to respect that sort of confidence. ( laughter ). the man has not even officially been nominated yet, and he's celebrating victory. i can't wait for this weekend's mitt romney second inauguration ho-down and presidential library fund-raiser. ( cheers and applause ) the victory retreat was a reward for big donors who had contributed $50,000 or raised $250,000 for the campaign. no word...